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Why Are Cancer Diagnoses Rising in People Under Age 50?
Researchers are looking at environmental, lifestyle, and other factors as potential contributors.
Rapid Genetic Test Could Help During Brain Cancer Surgery
The experimental test identifies cancer-fueling mutations in tumor tissue during surgery.
Will This Cancer Metastasize? Check Its “Stickiness”
New device may help doctors make better treatment choices for their patients.

Latest Press Releases

NIH researchers discover tissue biomarker that may indicate higher risk of aggressive breast cancer development and death
- May 14, 2025
A series of tissue changes may be associated with an increased risk of developing aggressive breast cancer among women with benign breast disease, and poorer rates of survival among women with invasive breast cancer.
Incidence rates of some cancer types have risen in people under age 50
- May 8, 2025
From 2010 through 2019, the incidence of 14 cancer types rose among people under age 50. However, the incidence of 19 other cancer types has decreased among this population.
Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer deaths continue to decline
- April 21, 2025
Overall death rates from cancer declined steadily among men and women from 2001 through 2022, even during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the 2024 Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.
Combination immunotherapy shrank a variety of metastatic solid cancers
- April 1, 2025
A new form of personalized cancer immunotherapy, known as tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, dramatically improved the treatment’s effectiveness in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal cancers.
Daily physical activity, even at light intensities, linked to lower cancer risk
- March 26, 2025
A study of 85,000 older adults in the U.K. suggests that light- and moderate-to-vigorous-intensity daily physical activity can reduce cancer risk. The number of steps taken daily may be more important for cancer risk than the intensity of activity, the study shows.